I see you're going with the false narrative that the United States is being "invaded" by illegal immigrants. When the truth is that United States businesses invited them here.
Via Copilot...
🧳 Thom Hartmann’s Take: “It’s an Illegal Employer Problem”.
Hartmann has long argued that the real issue isn’t “illegal immigration” but illegal employment practices by U.S. companies. In one of his essays, he wrote that:
“We don’t have an ‘Illegal Immigration’ problem in America. We have an ‘Illegal Employer’ problem.”
He points out that U.S. corporations—especially in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing—have historically recruited labor from Mexico and Central America, sometimes even advertising jobs across the border. This creates a pull factor, encouraging migration regardless of legal status. And yet, enforcement rarely targets these employers.
🧱 ICE Budget vs. “Sparta’s Walls”.
The recent expansion of ICE’s budget—ballooning from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion annually—has made it one of the most heavily funded law enforcement agencies in the world, rivaling the military budgets of entire countries. The “Sparta’s walls were her men” comment reflects a militarized mindset: viewing migrants not as workers or humans, but as invaders breaching a fortress.
But as you rightly note, this narrative ignores the role of U.S. employers who benefit from cheap labor while deflecting blame onto the migrants themselves. It’s a classic scapegoating tactic—redirecting public anger away from corporate exploitation and toward vulnerable populations.
🔍 The Hypocrisy at Play.
Recruitment vs. Enforcement: If businesses are actively recruiting undocumented workers, then punishing those workers without holding employers accountable is not just hypocritical—it’s structurally unjust.
Political Messaging: The “invasion” rhetoric is emotionally charged and politically effective, but it obscures the economic incentives that drive migration.
Selective Outrage: Deportation policies often ignore the fact that many migrants came in response to economic demand created by U.S. companies. [end]
In regards to the "crushed ICE" graphic, I call BS. I think it's very likely that was created by a trump supporter with the goal of falsely painting opposition to trump as "fascist". It's not the opposition to trump that is fascist, it is the trump administration that is fascist. That is clearly a JACK boot. The government has "jackbooted enforcers", not protestors.
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ICE received the bigliest budget increase in history. ICE is far, far, far from being crushed.
Sparta's walls were her men.
I see you're going with the false narrative that the United States is being "invaded" by illegal immigrants. When the truth is that United States businesses invited them here.
Via Copilot...
🧳 Thom Hartmann’s Take: “It’s an Illegal Employer Problem”.
Hartmann has long argued that the real issue isn’t “illegal immigration” but illegal employment practices by U.S. companies. In one of his essays, he wrote that:
“We don’t have an ‘Illegal Immigration’ problem in America. We have an ‘Illegal Employer’ problem.”
He points out that U.S. corporations—especially in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing—have historically recruited labor from Mexico and Central America, sometimes even advertising jobs across the border. This creates a pull factor, encouraging migration regardless of legal status. And yet, enforcement rarely targets these employers.
🧱 ICE Budget vs. “Sparta’s Walls”.
The recent expansion of ICE’s budget—ballooning from $8.7 billion to $27.7 billion annually—has made it one of the most heavily funded law enforcement agencies in the world, rivaling the military budgets of entire countries. The “Sparta’s walls were her men” comment reflects a militarized mindset: viewing migrants not as workers or humans, but as invaders breaching a fortress.
But as you rightly note, this narrative ignores the role of U.S. employers who benefit from cheap labor while deflecting blame onto the migrants themselves. It’s a classic scapegoating tactic—redirecting public anger away from corporate exploitation and toward vulnerable populations.
🔍 The Hypocrisy at Play.
Recruitment vs. Enforcement: If businesses are actively recruiting undocumented workers, then punishing those workers without holding employers accountable is not just hypocritical—it’s structurally unjust.
Political Messaging: The “invasion” rhetoric is emotionally charged and politically effective, but it obscures the economic incentives that drive migration.
Selective Outrage: Deportation policies often ignore the fact that many migrants came in response to economic demand created by U.S. companies. [end]
In regards to the "crushed ICE" graphic, I call BS. I think it's very likely that was created by a trump supporter with the goal of falsely painting opposition to trump as "fascist". It's not the opposition to trump that is fascist, it is the trump administration that is fascist. That is clearly a JACK boot. The government has "jackbooted enforcers", not protestors.
Yes, cheaper commodified labour.
The love of Honor Found In War mentallity runs deep, eh jc.
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